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CB350 1971 Restoration Project
BenPowell:
Yeah, I was surprised myself how well they cleaned up, took a bit of time but we’ll worth it, maybe a bit of room to improve them some more.
I just need to protect the underside of them now to stop them rusting from the inside out.
Pictures below before the elbow grease. :D
AshimotoK0:
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--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on May 14, 2021, 12:04:35 AM ---Ben and I also discovered today that 'Light Ruby Red' which looks like a solid colour is actually a white basecoat with candy red on top followed by clear coat.
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Whoever wrote this... it is incorrect.
Candy jade green for starters is bluemetallic with a candy yellow coat
Candy bacchus olive bluemetallic-orange
Or goldmetallic with bluecandy
Light ruby red is not a candy.
It is common to always paint a light layer like white or (what Honda also did) orange ground befor aplying red.
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Menno.. we studied Ben's tank closely today and sure looks like a candy coat on top of the white base, as described in the Honda Bulletin I posted.
Menno:
If you would paint a candy red over white you would have to add so many layers to cover the white that the colour would become very dark.
But even still.... it is called light ruby red. Not light candy ruby red.
BenPowell:
Hi everyone,
Bit of a progress update on the CB350.
Been busy the last few weeks doing bits here and there, mainly painting things black and working on the carbs.
Finally, the carbs are at a point where all I need is a new seal kit, after going through each part and removing the varnished fuel, maybe one last clean before fitting to the bike, whenever that may be.
All the electrics have been removed from the bike, a few dodgy wires which will need some attention, but hope to test the loom at some point in the near future.
The engine is finally out of the bike, and ready to start stripping down, hopefully this Saturday, I did have a quick look under the cam cover, visually it looks really clean. Pic below. But I’m really keen to see what condition the bores and rings are in.
As always if anyone has any tips or tricks to add it is really appreciated.
Thanks everyone, hopefully will be posting some more stuff on Saturday for the engine strip down.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Interesting project & pictures.
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